Common Tern at First Light


Posted by Axel Hildebrandt on Mon Aug 12, 2019 1:39 pm

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Photographed at Nickerson Beach on Long Island very early in the morning.
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by leigha on Mon Aug 12, 2019 1:47 pm
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Excellent work as usual.
 

by Gene Gwin on Mon Aug 12, 2019 3:16 pm
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Axel, Extraordinary photo!
Photographed with a guy at the ranch quite a while ago who had sold lots of photos. He was convinced that in the western hemisphere, people thought a bird that was going left to right was better received because people wrote left to right so that was the way the eye tended to look at things. Conversely, when he sold photos in the far east, he would flip it the other way. I was never convinced, but I could see his reasoning.
 

by Axel Hildebrandt on Mon Aug 12, 2019 4:00 pm
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Gene Gwin wrote:Axel, Extraordinary photo!  
Photographed with a guy at the ranch quite a while ago who had sold lots of photos.  He was convinced that in the western hemisphere, people thought a bird that was going left to right was better received because people wrote left to right so that was the way the eye tended to look at things.  Conversely, when he sold photos in the far east, he would flip it the other way.  I was never convinced, but I could see his reasoning.
Thanks for sharing that story, Gene! It is an interesting thought and makes sense to me. It would not surprise me at all if the direction of reading has an impact on what people are used to see in images as well.
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by David Salem on Mon Aug 12, 2019 4:26 pm
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Nice pose with the open beak and that BG is awesome! I missed you at Nickerson as I went on Thursday a few weeks ago. My First time and it was pretty good as the birds were very active and the skimmers were close. Hope to see you next time!
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by Ron Day on Mon Aug 12, 2019 4:59 pm
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Beautiful framing and wonderful warm light, Axel. Excellent work.
 

by GirishP on Tue Aug 13, 2019 4:11 am
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lovely calling pose, light & BG.
 

by Carol Clarke on Tue Aug 13, 2019 6:08 am
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Superb image, as always, Axel! The pose plus calling open beak are beautifully captured and the early light is the icing on the cake.

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by Karl Egressy on Tue Aug 13, 2019 6:49 am
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Excellent flight pose in beautiful light, Axel.
 

by Mako_Elite on Tue Aug 13, 2019 10:23 am
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This is good as it gets. Amazing light, background, open beak, wingspread, framing = perfection. Nicely done Axel!

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by david fletcher on Tue Aug 13, 2019 11:25 am
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Gorgeous pose and light Axel!
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